New Year’s Eve fireworks 2023: Here are two RI shows to end your year with a bang

If you’re looking to end your year with a bang, there’s no better way to do it than with a fireworks show.

This New Year’s Eve – Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023 – two Rhode Island communities are looking to ring in the New Year with fireworks. They’re great events to fit in between a special New Year’s Eve dinner out and a polar plunge the next morning.

And unlike this year’s soggy Fourth of July weekend, the seven-day forecast is showing no rain this Sunday, meaning it’s unlikely that the shows will have to be rescheduled.

Here’s what to know about the 2023 New Year’s Eve fireworks displays in Rhode Island.

Where: Michael S. Van Leesten Memorial Bridge, 195 District Park, Providence

When: Events starts at 7 p.m., fireworks at 8:30 p.m.

What to expect: The free fireworks show, put on by the Providence Tourism Council, shoots off over the Providence River. It’s just one piece of the “Starts at Sunset” celebration put on in collaboration with WaterFire Providence. It includes performances by the Providence Drum Troupe, the  Extraordinary Rendition Band, and Jose Docen from Of Lions and Giants.

Food will be sold at places like The Guild Beer Garden and Ming’s Asian Street Food in the park.

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Where: Rocky Point State Park, 1 Rocky Point Ave., Warwick

When: Event starts at 3 p.m., fireworks at 6 p.m.

What to expect: Head to one of Rhode Island’s favorite parks for an afternoon of food trucks, festive music and giveaways ahead of the fireworks display that will go off at 6 p.m. The event is put on by Mayor Frank Picozzi, the Warwick RI Tourism Department, the Warwick Police Department, Parks & Recreation, Public Works, and Central RI Chamber of Commerce.